Dr. Bunmi Asana

Dr. Asana is the founder and medical director of Center for Mental Wealth. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. She then received her Doctor of Medicine degree at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston, Texas. During her time at UTMB, Dr. Asana worked to provide free medical care to underserved and uninsured patients, participated in community health fairs, volunteered in an effort to raise funds for breast cancer research, gave presentations to elementary children about the harmful effects of tobacco, distributed meals to homeless families, mentored pre-med college students and more. For her outstanding service in the community, Dr. Asana was inducted in to the Gold Humanism Honor Society, a prestigious award reserved for individuals with outstanding qualities in humanism, professionalism, and leadership in the community. Dr. Asana then completed her adult psychiatry residency training at the University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW) in Dallas, Texas where she also received additional training in Women’s Mental Health. While at UTSW, she continued her service in the community. She mentored medical students and interns, facilitated an educational interactive program for medical students regarding suicide awareness and prevention, gave presentations to college students regarding mood disorders, addiction, anger management, stress management, grief and trauma.